Germaine Van Dievoet
| Germaine van Dievoet | |
|---|---|
_championne_belge_de_natation.jpg) Germaine van Dievoet at the 1920 Olympic Games (Antwerp) | |
| Born |
26 September 1899 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died |
30 October 1990 (aged 91) Uccle, Belgium |
| Nationality |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Occupation | swimmer |
Germaine van Dievoet (26 September 1899 – 30 October 1990) was a competition swimmer.
Van Dievoet was born in Brussels, Belgium to architect Henri van Dievoet. Germaine van Dievoet married in Uccle 23 August 1937, Willy Dessecker, born 16 January 1901 and deceaded in Uccle (Clinique des deux Alices) 22 March 1996.
She was one of the few Belgian woman to have participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics, which were celebrated at Antwerp, in Belgium from 20 April until 12 September 1920. She competed in the 100 meter swim, but was disqualified in a semi-final race, finishing fourth. She was the only Belgian to compete in the race.
She died in 1990 at Uccle, Belgium.
See also
References
- Théo Mathy, Dictionnaire des sports et des sportifs belges, Brussels, éditions Paul Legrain, 1982.
External links
- Germaine van Dievoet, Olympic Games 1920.
- Ful Olympians, Natation, Anvers, 1920, Germaine van Dievoet, site of Herman De Wael
- Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
- History of the Olympics of Antwerp. Nager en Belgique.
- Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
- The history of the family of Germaine van Dievoet
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